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from afl.com.au 7/2/03
Wayne Carey launched his football comeback with a strong first-half performance in Adelaide’s internal trial match at Mount Gambier’s Vansittart Park on Friday.
Playing mainly at full forward and occasionally at centre-half forward, Carey kicked two first-quarter goals, missed a few other shots and generally looked good in an encouraging display that pleased him, the Crows and an appreciative crowd of 3,000.
He sat out the second half of only two 10-minute quarters - after two 25-minute terms in the first half – with tiredness in the hamstring that has troubled him in recent weeks.
“I think he showed enough, with the way the ball was being brought into him at times,” Adelaide coach Gary Ayres said.
“A half was what we wanted to do with him because he’s missed the last 12 months. We’re trying to stop any niggles that may occur from time to time.”
Ayres said he was 'pretty pleased' with the trial.
“Internal trials can be fraught with danger, especially from an injury point of view, so I was pleased everyone got through it pretty well. We must remember it was against ourselves. Someone once told me it can be a little bit like dancing with your sister," he said.
“We’ve just got to make sure we up the intensity over the next couple of weeks (in practice matches against Woodville-West Torrens and Norwood at Norwood Oval next Friday night and against Port Adelaide in the Wizard Home Loans Cup match at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, February 22)”.
Ben Hart, Brett Burton, Mark Ricciuto, Michael Doughty, Brent Reilly, Tyson Edwards, Rhett Biglands, Mark Stevens and Jacob Schuback were among those who featured prominently in the trial, played in cool, overcast conditions.
Simon Goodwin, who has had a bruised calf, played the first half, as did Matthew Clarke (head knock) and Martin Mattner (hip). Jason Torney stayed back in Adelaide to be with his wife, who gave birth to their first child (a girl) on Thursday night.
Others who missed the trial were Mark Bickley, Scott Welsh, Daniel Schell, James Begley, Trent Hentschel, Hayden Skipworth and Andrew McLeod, who is in Darwin to captain the ATSIC Chairman’s All-Stars team against Carlton in an exhibition match on Saturday night.
Ayres described the four-day visit to Mount Gambier as, 'first-class'.
“It’s all worked in pretty well. We’ve probably been in a better position than maybe other sides, because we can come down and spend time with our Mount Gambier supporters’ group,” he said. “I’m not sure other clubs can do that," he said.
“You’re a little bit apprehensive because you’ve never done it before. We go away on our own camps, but this has been different."
“The hospitality and organisation has been terrific. The boys were able to spend some time together, even though there was a bit for them to do. They had some down time, so they were able to cash in on that and we got through today, which I’m pleased about,” Ayres said.
** Good to see Stevo out there.
Jerome
Wayne Carey launched his football comeback with a strong first-half performance in Adelaide’s internal trial match at Mount Gambier’s Vansittart Park on Friday.
Playing mainly at full forward and occasionally at centre-half forward, Carey kicked two first-quarter goals, missed a few other shots and generally looked good in an encouraging display that pleased him, the Crows and an appreciative crowd of 3,000.
He sat out the second half of only two 10-minute quarters - after two 25-minute terms in the first half – with tiredness in the hamstring that has troubled him in recent weeks.
“I think he showed enough, with the way the ball was being brought into him at times,” Adelaide coach Gary Ayres said.
“A half was what we wanted to do with him because he’s missed the last 12 months. We’re trying to stop any niggles that may occur from time to time.”
Ayres said he was 'pretty pleased' with the trial.
“Internal trials can be fraught with danger, especially from an injury point of view, so I was pleased everyone got through it pretty well. We must remember it was against ourselves. Someone once told me it can be a little bit like dancing with your sister," he said.
“We’ve just got to make sure we up the intensity over the next couple of weeks (in practice matches against Woodville-West Torrens and Norwood at Norwood Oval next Friday night and against Port Adelaide in the Wizard Home Loans Cup match at AAMI Stadium on Saturday night, February 22)”.
Ben Hart, Brett Burton, Mark Ricciuto, Michael Doughty, Brent Reilly, Tyson Edwards, Rhett Biglands, Mark Stevens and Jacob Schuback were among those who featured prominently in the trial, played in cool, overcast conditions.
Simon Goodwin, who has had a bruised calf, played the first half, as did Matthew Clarke (head knock) and Martin Mattner (hip). Jason Torney stayed back in Adelaide to be with his wife, who gave birth to their first child (a girl) on Thursday night.
Others who missed the trial were Mark Bickley, Scott Welsh, Daniel Schell, James Begley, Trent Hentschel, Hayden Skipworth and Andrew McLeod, who is in Darwin to captain the ATSIC Chairman’s All-Stars team against Carlton in an exhibition match on Saturday night.
Ayres described the four-day visit to Mount Gambier as, 'first-class'.
“It’s all worked in pretty well. We’ve probably been in a better position than maybe other sides, because we can come down and spend time with our Mount Gambier supporters’ group,” he said. “I’m not sure other clubs can do that," he said.
“You’re a little bit apprehensive because you’ve never done it before. We go away on our own camps, but this has been different."
“The hospitality and organisation has been terrific. The boys were able to spend some time together, even though there was a bit for them to do. They had some down time, so they were able to cash in on that and we got through today, which I’m pleased about,” Ayres said.
** Good to see Stevo out there.
Jerome
Go Wayne
